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president obama meets with the south korean president at the white house on monday and travels to austin, texas, thursday for economic events. the president and vice president will honor police organizations top cops award winners at the white house on saturday. >>> i'm paul steinhauser. tuesday's election day in a race to fill a vacant seat in south carolina that's captured national attention. the contest pits mark sanford whose career was sidetracked following an affair against democrat elizabeth colbert bush, sister of stephen colbert. on friday gop contender rand paul in the voting state of iowa. >>> i'm poppy harlow in new york. following friday's job report, wall street will continue to focus on the latest employment figures this week. unemployment has now fallen to 7.5%. it's still high, but it's a slight improvement. also on the docket this week, earnings from walt disney. we'll also near from sony. and markets in london and tokyo are closed on monday. we'll track all the latest business news all week on cnn money. >>> i'm a.j. hammer. here's what we're watching this week. two of
president obama meets with the south korean president at the white house on monday and travels to austin, texas, thursday for economic events. the president and vice president will honor police organizations top cops award winners at the white house on saturday. >>> i'm paul steinhauser. tuesday's election day in a race to fill a vacant seat in south carolina that's captured national attention. the contest pits mark sanford whose career was sidetracked following an affair against...
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that was conan o'brien as the white house correspondents' dinner taking a jab at president obama over his supposed lack of diversity in his cabinet. today, the president names the first african-american cabinet pick of his second term. he's chosen charlotte, north carolina, mayor anthony fox as his nominee to become the nation's next transportation secretary succeeding ray lahood. angela, a principal at the impact strategies group, angela, thanks very much for coming in. so what's your take on thissugg has not been diverse enough in his selections for his second term cabinet? >> well, wolf, i think as the president has mentioned in several other interviews, this is just the beginning. anthony foxx is certainly a great start in the right direction with his background serving as a mayor of a major metropolitan area and even serving as one of the primary reasons why the dratic national convention went so well i think it's certainly a step in the right direction. >> so you expect more of this to take place? when you say a step in the right direction, what are you anticipating? >> i antici
that was conan o'brien as the white house correspondents' dinner taking a jab at president obama over his supposed lack of diversity in his cabinet. today, the president names the first african-american cabinet pick of his second term. he's chosen charlotte, north carolina, mayor anthony fox as his nominee to become the nation's next transportation secretary succeeding ray lahood. angela, a principal at the impact strategies group, angela, thanks very much for coming in. so what's your take on...
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. >>> on to lighter news, the white house correspondents' dinner where president obama is usually the headliner, but not at the so-called nerd prom. that's when you call team coco. last night conan o'brien closed out the dinner where hollywood meets washington for a night of laughs. but it was conan's, the question was conan's routine as funny as the others we've seen recently. here are some highlights. >> ladies and gentlemen, let's get going. right here at the start, i'll share something with you people and this doesn't leave this room. i say this with absolute confidence because we're on c-span. who doesn't love c-span? seriously. an entire channel shot with the backup camera on a ford explorer. congratulations to c-span to win the bid to broadcast this event. they narrowly beat out and the hilton hotel how to check out channel. that's right. the hilton. it's great to be here at the hilton. is it just me or time to stop using priceline to book this event. no, i love the hilton. i love the hilton's motto, sorry, the radisson was booked. you know, i was worried because of the sequest
. >>> on to lighter news, the white house correspondents' dinner where president obama is usually the headliner, but not at the so-called nerd prom. that's when you call team coco. last night conan o'brien closed out the dinner where hollywood meets washington for a night of laughs. but it was conan's, the question was conan's routine as funny as the others we've seen recently. here are some highlights. >> ladies and gentlemen, let's get going. right here at the start, i'll share...
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and president obama can't do that. the one thing that i think maureen makes a good point about, though, it's worth the white house paying attention to this, is that the president should never say i've done everything i can do. because nobody ever has. right? there's always more to do, there's always more to try and you can never be seen as kind of throwing up your hands and saying, well, it's all on them. and i'm done. and i think that that's kind of the -- the one sort of maybe even stylistic mistake that the president made in the press conference or he's making now, is that -- he needs to give people more that they can do, and he needs to keep doing more himself, and the republicans and stephanie is absolutely right, mitch mcconnell bears more of this blame than the president does but we ought to just keep talking about it. we ought to just keep pushing at it, and i think the president can never say it's -- you know, it's up to you guys now. he always has to have some new activity that he and other people can do to k
and president obama can't do that. the one thing that i think maureen makes a good point about, though, it's worth the white house paying attention to this, is that the president should never say i've done everything i can do. because nobody ever has. right? there's always more to do, there's always more to try and you can never be seen as kind of throwing up your hands and saying, well, it's all on them. and i'm done. and i think that that's kind of the -- the one sort of maybe even stylistic...
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president obama says the facility should be closed and that congress wouldn't let it happen. but he promised to revisit the issue. here is what the president said at the white house yesterday. >> i think it's critical for us to understand that guantanamo is not necessary to keep america safe. it is expensive. it is inefficient. it hurts us in terms of our international standing. it lessens cooperation with our allies on counter terrorism efforts. it is a recruitment tool for extremists, it needs to be closed. >> he also said that, of course, during his re-election campaign. and it hasn't happened so far. >> i'd like to see him make a more forceful case here. a little more lurid language. >> it's really bad, yesterday he said i don't want these individuals to die. to that end there are some 25 and counting prisoners on hunger strike who have been designated to be force fed. >> it's actually like 100. >> it is more than that, but 25 or so are being force fed. the way it was described to me, by lawyers and by medical experts, is that they are strapped down to a chair, forcibly s
president obama says the facility should be closed and that congress wouldn't let it happen. but he promised to revisit the issue. here is what the president said at the white house yesterday. >> i think it's critical for us to understand that guantanamo is not necessary to keep america safe. it is expensive. it is inefficient. it hurts us in terms of our international standing. it lessens cooperation with our allies on counter terrorism efforts. it is a recruitment tool for extremists,...
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house, president obama's white house tommy vetor and former adviser to mitt romney's presidential campaign kevin madden. kevin, not surprising, i'm going to start with you. >> really? >> even though 80%, 90% of the country supports this legislation and it was up for a vote, toomey is suggesting although i understand he has back tracked a little since that statement, suggesting it really just came down to republicans didn't want to give obama a victory. >> look. the kind of politics you see in washington, d.c. is absurd. as sure as dogs will bark in a tunnel politicians in washington, d.c. are going to play politics. this did come down to policy in the minds of many opposed to the bill. some folks said that we're proponents, believed it was good policy and those opposed believed it was bad policy. at the heart of a lot of opposition on an issue that is so important like the second amendment to many people is the belief we don't need another set, another level of federal gun laws. that was the opposition, at the heart of the opposition and those folks have voted against it. they are going ou
house, president obama's white house tommy vetor and former adviser to mitt romney's presidential campaign kevin madden. kevin, not surprising, i'm going to start with you. >> really? >> even though 80%, 90% of the country supports this legislation and it was up for a vote, toomey is suggesting although i understand he has back tracked a little since that statement, suggesting it really just came down to republicans didn't want to give obama a victory. >> look. the kind of...
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obama and a night of fun and one liners.?e check out the highlights. ♪ >> how do you like my new entrance music? i understand second term need a burst of new energy. try some new things. and my team and i talked about it. we were willing to try anything so we borrowed one of michelle's tricks. >> seriously, mr. president, your hair is so white, it could be a member of your cabinet. speaking of the cabinet, the president recently picked his new treasury secretary jack lew. gives me great joy to know if the president has to let him go he'll get to say, it's not lew, it's me. >> the media landscape is changing so rapidly. yo up with it. i mean, i remember when buzzfeed was something i did in college around 2:00 a.m. >> some people say print media is dying, but i don't believe it. and neither does my blacksmith. >> i'm also hard at work on plans for the obama library and some have suggested that we put it in my birthpla in the united states. >> some in this room have even accused the president of being distant and aloof. when i
obama and a night of fun and one liners.?e check out the highlights. ♪ >> how do you like my new entrance music? i understand second term need a burst of new energy. try some new things. and my team and i talked about it. we were willing to try anything so we borrowed one of michelle's tricks. >> seriously, mr. president, your hair is so white, it could be a member of your cabinet. speaking of the cabinet, the president recently picked his new treasury secretary jack lew. gives me...
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let's get back to last night's laughs at the white house correspondents' dinner and president obama. >> i am not giving up. in fact, i'm taking my charm offensive on the road. a texas barbecue, kentucky bluegrass concert with rand paul and a book burning with michele bachmann. my charm offensive has helped me learn some interesting things about what's going on in congress. it turns out absolutely nothing. but, the point of my charm offensive is simple, we need to make progress on some important issues. take the sequester. republicans fell in love with this thing and now they can't stop talking about how much they hate it. like we're trapped in a taylor swift album. one senator who has reached across the aisle recently is marco rubio, but i don't know about 2016. i mean, the guy has not even finished a single term in the senate and he thinks he's ready to be president. kids these days. i, on the other hand, run my last campaign. on thursday as ed mentioned i went to the opening of the bush presidential library in dallas. it was a wonderful event. and that inspired me to get started on
let's get back to last night's laughs at the white house correspondents' dinner and president obama. >> i am not giving up. in fact, i'm taking my charm offensive on the road. a texas barbecue, kentucky bluegrass concert with rand paul and a book burning with michele bachmann. my charm offensive has helped me learn some interesting things about what's going on in congress. it turns out absolutely nothing. but, the point of my charm offensive is simple, we need to make progress on some...
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but tonight at the annual white house correspondents' dinner the pressure is on president obama. here are some memorable moments from past correspondents' dinners. >> members of the white house, correspondents association, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen -- >> here i am. here i am at another one of these dang press dinners. >> i'm absolutely delighted to be here. as is laura. >> she's hot. [ laughter ] >> for the men and women in. the armed services. that's a great thing. [ applause ] over there fighting. that's just one job i couldn't do. i mean, if they recruited me, of course, i'd go. but i don't want to be in the military. if i did, it's one job i could do would be the guy that greets the president when he gets off the helicopter. that's it. i mean you get some tv time. mr. president, that's it it for me. i'm going to have some lunch. >> it's funny to me that they have never caught you smoking but they somehow always catch you with your shirt off. i know you're into this transparency thing, but i don't need to see your nipples. [ laughter ] is there a beach at camp
but tonight at the annual white house correspondents' dinner the pressure is on president obama. here are some memorable moments from past correspondents' dinners. >> members of the white house, correspondents association, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen -- >> here i am. here i am at another one of these dang press dinners. >> i'm absolutely delighted to be here. as is laura. >> she's hot. [ laughter ] >> for the men and women in. the armed services....
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. >>> hello, everyone, and welcome to our special coverage of the white house core cores dinner. i'm don lemon. headlining this event, of course, president obama along with tv late night host conan o'brien with an audience of journalists and celebs. >> can't have you stockpiling all these tickets deciding where everyone sits. i really need you to release some of these tables. >> well, you know my motto, ed, you scratch my back i won't lacerate yours. >> i have integrity, sir. i'm not going to cut a deal. >> i've seen your work, ed. let's not kid ourselves. this is the partre
. >>> hello, everyone, and welcome to our special coverage of the white house core cores dinner. i'm don lemon. headlining this event, of course, president obama along with tv late night host conan o'brien with an audience of journalists and celebs. >> can't have you stockpiling all these tickets deciding where everyone sits. i really need you to release some of these tables. >> well, you know my motto, ed, you scratch my back i won't lacerate yours. >> i have...
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the zingers are flying all over the place at the white house correspondentses dinner. nothing was off limits. mr. obama had great comedic timing aiming his barbs atropines. celebrities, and his hosts. he took to the podium with the rap song all i want to do is win blaring in the background. president obama said, rush limbaugh warned you about this, second term, baby. he got a big laugh, and that was only the beginning. >> i get it. if i look in the mirror, i have to admit i'm not the strapping young muslim socialist i used to be. time passes. get a little gray. and yet, even after all this time, i still make rookie mistakes. like i'm out in california where the fund-raiser, having a nice time. i happen toention that pamela harris is the best looking attorney general in the country. as you might imagine, i got in trouble when i got back home. who knew eric holder was so sensitive? and then there's the easter egg roll, which is supposed to be just a nice, fun event with the kids. i go out on the basketball court. took 22 shots. made two of them. that's right. two hits, 2
the zingers are flying all over the place at the white house correspondentses dinner. nothing was off limits. mr. obama had great comedic timing aiming his barbs atropines. celebrities, and his hosts. he took to the podium with the rap song all i want to do is win blaring in the background. president obama said, rush limbaugh warned you about this, second term, baby. he got a big laugh, and that was only the beginning. >> i get it. if i look in the mirror, i have to admit i'm not the...
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since september, 2010, closing gitmo, a promise president obama made in his first presidential campaign and has failed to keep. is the president ready for round two? >> i'm going to go back at this. i've asked my team to review everything that's currently being done in guantanamo, everything that we can do administratively, and i'm going to re-engage with congress to try to make the case that this is not something that's in the best interests of the american people. >> and what are we hearing about guantanamo? hunger strikes, accusations of torture, just what's happening to the 166 prisoners still there? well, now we're getting an inside look thanks to one prisoner who has been there since 2002. his memoirs have been declassified by the u.s. government and today were printed by slate.com. i'm joined now by our politics and foreign affairs editor william dobson. thanks so much for joining us. i want to read part of what he wrote in his memoirs when he first arrived in gitmo. quote, i considered the arrival to cuba a blessing. i wrongly believed that the worst was over and cared less abou
since september, 2010, closing gitmo, a promise president obama made in his first presidential campaign and has failed to keep. is the president ready for round two? >> i'm going to go back at this. i've asked my team to review everything that's currently being done in guantanamo, everything that we can do administratively, and i'm going to re-engage with congress to try to make the case that this is not something that's in the best interests of the american people. >> and what are...
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>> well, first of all, we should just say white house press secretary james carney was just asked about these arrests and he referred reporters to the fbi. he was asked if president obama had been briefed and he also would not confirm that but said the president had been continuously briefed on this investigation. just to give a little more -- flush out a little more about these two suspects -- the three suspects who are being charged with obstruction of justice. two of them obviously from kazakhstan, dias kadyrbayev and azamat tazhayakov, i'm sure i'm botching those names, but they're being charged with obstruction of justice because law enforcement officials believe they disposed of fireworks and a laptop at the very least belonging to dzhokhar tsarnaev. one government source tells me that what these students -- and there's a third student, an american student as well, what these students are claiming is that dzhokhar reached out to them and asked them to dispose of these items. they did not know of his involvement in the terrorist attacks. this is what they're claiming. and they did
>> well, first of all, we should just say white house press secretary james carney was just asked about these arrests and he referred reporters to the fbi. he was asked if president obama had been briefed and he also would not confirm that but said the president had been continuously briefed on this investigation. just to give a little more -- flush out a little more about these two suspects -- the three suspects who are being charged with obstruction of justice. two of them obviously...
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i want to take you back to the white house correspondents' dinner where president barack obama is talking about his offensive in washington. >> i am not giving up. in fact, i'm taking my charm offense on the road. a texas barbecue with ted cruz. kentucky blue grass concert with rand paul. and a book burning with michele bachmann. my charm offense has helped me learn a few things in congress. it turns out, absolutely nothing. but the point of my charm offensive is simple. we need to make progress on simple issues. take the sequester. republicans fell in love with this thing and now they can't stop talking about how much they hate it. it's like we're trapped in a taylor swift album. one senator who has reached across the aisle recently is marco rubio. but i don't know about 2016. i mean, the dguy has not even finished a single term in the senate and he thinks he's ready to be president. kids these days. i, on the other hand, have run my last campaign. on thursday, as ed mentioned, i went to the opening of the bush presidential library in dallas. it was a wonderful event and that inspired me
i want to take you back to the white house correspondents' dinner where president barack obama is talking about his offensive in washington. >> i am not giving up. in fact, i'm taking my charm offense on the road. a texas barbecue with ted cruz. kentucky blue grass concert with rand paul. and a book burning with michele bachmann. my charm offense has helped me learn a few things in congress. it turns out, absolutely nothing. but the point of my charm offensive is simple. we need to make...
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and president obama takes on some jabs at the media last night's white house correspondents dinner, including a website that's been getting a lot of buzz. >> the media landscape is changing so rapidly. you can't keep up with it. i mean, i remember when buzz feed was just something i did in college around 2:00 a.m. >> but shoot press corps be yucking it up with the white house gang and all chose celebrities? i'm howard kurtz, and this is "reliable sources." >>> the coverage of the boston bombing took a sharp turn this week as the narrative turned to the motivation of the tsarnaev brothers and whether the federal authorities had mangled the case. there was some angry talk about muslims, as much of the media world picked sides, pointed fingers and engaged in ideological snipe iing. >> we might want to rethink how we say do we want to allow any more muslim students into this country? take a period of time two years, three years, four years and just stop that from happening? >> i think we should also have to examine the use of drones on the united states is involved in there are a lot of civilians
and president obama takes on some jabs at the media last night's white house correspondents dinner, including a website that's been getting a lot of buzz. >> the media landscape is changing so rapidly. you can't keep up with it. i mean, i remember when buzz feed was just something i did in college around 2:00 a.m. >> but shoot press corps be yucking it up with the white house gang and all chose celebrities? i'm howard kurtz, and this is "reliable sources." >>> the...
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headlining tonight's event, well, of course president barack obama. along with comedian and tv late-night host conan o'brien, with an audience of journalists and celebs. insiders jokingly refer to this event as the nerd prom. we'll be carrying the president and conan live. and you will not want to miss one minute of it. but before we get to all of that we have to remember that this year is a little different. this is a live look at the memorial in boston'sop
headlining tonight's event, well, of course president barack obama. along with comedian and tv late-night host conan o'brien, with an audience of journalists and celebs. insiders jokingly refer to this event as the nerd prom. we'll be carrying the president and conan live. and you will not want to miss one minute of it. but before we get to all of that we have to remember that this year is a little different. this is a live look at the memorial in boston'sop
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the senator was a punch line in one of the president's jokes during the white house correspondence dinner saturday night. here what happens the president said then. >> some folks still don't think i spend enough time with congress. why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell, they ask? really? why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell? >> funny line. mcconnell camp responded by tweeting out this photo which shows him sitting at a bar with two drinks and empty seat. the tweet reads "greetings from coal country hazard kentucky" the photo a nod to clint eastwood's empty chair review at the convention. >>> the "cnn newsroom" continues right now. >>> this is a special "cnn newsroom." i'm wolf blitzer in washington. some real signs of progress in housing market today. figures released for february show home prices rose faster, get this, faster than anytime since 2006. christine romans joining us from new york right now. christine, the report says home prices climbed, what, 9.3% from the same time last year? that's very impressive. what's driving the increase? >> well, very low interest
the senator was a punch line in one of the president's jokes during the white house correspondence dinner saturday night. here what happens the president said then. >> some folks still don't think i spend enough time with congress. why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell, they ask? really? why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell? >> funny line. mcconnell camp responded by tweeting out this photo which shows him sitting at a bar with two drinks and empty seat. the tweet...
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that key phrase, old habits die hard that you heard from barack obama. long cold war tension, you can imagine a situation, the fbi, appealing for further details from the fsb, the fsb, former frankly counterparts when they were the kgb in the cold war, being suspicious. in a decades of being here, talking about the north caucasus of security services here, a lingering conspiracy theory, a fear that the u.s. has been involved in what they refer to as russia's soft underbelly fermenting violence in that area, denied by u.s. officials but fermenting. a sense of disinterrupt. of course they want to cooperate when they can. if you look back and see how that that fbi, there may have been blockages because of cultural ways of behaving in the organizations that used to be firm cold war adversaradversari >> we'll have much more on the violence in russia straight ahead. ♪if you set your phone to vibrate ♪ ♪ then it might alert your button flies all the ♪ ♪ girls and the guys wanna keep that credit score ♪ ♪ high like a private jet free-credit-score-d
that key phrase, old habits die hard that you heard from barack obama. long cold war tension, you can imagine a situation, the fbi, appealing for further details from the fsb, the fsb, former frankly counterparts when they were the kgb in the cold war, being suspicious. in a decades of being here, talking about the north caucasus of security services here, a lingering conspiracy theory, a fear that the u.s. has been involved in what they refer to as russia's soft underbelly fermenting violence...
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this unemployment rate is about what it was when obama walked in the door at the white house. not looking at progress here. the idea, if the government spends money everybody gets rich, we tried that. we didn't have recovery summer. >> let me let ken respond to that. >> we shouldn't be arguing about the past. but i think if you compare how the u.s. economy is doing vicea ve vis a vis the british recovery. we really got out of the deep recession and got us in a positive direction. right now, though, what we're looking at is, yes, there are good signs here, part-time workers, good sign, and businesses are trying to add capacity. but, you know, the sense that washington is broken and if -- you know, the problem is the president put forth a balanced plan to get our fiscal situation on better ground. train the workers to create good manufacturing jobs and republicans have not done anything on congress on it. a self-inflicted wound. like breaking your pencil right before you go take the big exam. it doesn't make any sense. >> let's go back to christine. what are we hearing? >> futur
this unemployment rate is about what it was when obama walked in the door at the white house. not looking at progress here. the idea, if the government spends money everybody gets rich, we tried that. we didn't have recovery summer. >> let me let ken respond to that. >> we shouldn't be arguing about the past. but i think if you compare how the u.s. economy is doing vicea ve vis a vis the british recovery. we really got out of the deep recession and got us in a positive direction....
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put out their own statements already, saying they believe the picture wiould be better if obama care weren't in place, if taxes were in a different place. each side is seeing their own political advantage in these numbers, but for americans, what this really means, a, a better picture on jobs and more stalemate in washington, carol. >> we want to talk more about that bottom line. are you right. the jobs numbers matter to real people out there. christine romans, a business guru, alison kosik at the new york stock exchange. you will continue to be with us from mexico. stephen moore from the wall street journal on the phone with us. jessica was mentioning this, the statement from the white house, bottom, it says in talking about the numbers. it's important not to read too much into any one monthly report and informative to consider each report in the context of other data that will be coming available. what does the white house mean by that? >> they are trying to -- you look at the very beginning of the report. they say, quite frankly, while more work remains to be done, they are measur
put out their own statements already, saying they believe the picture wiould be better if obama care weren't in place, if taxes were in a different place. each side is seeing their own political advantage in these numbers, but for americans, what this really means, a, a better picture on jobs and more stalemate in washington, carol. >> we want to talk more about that bottom line. are you right. the jobs numbers matter to real people out there. christine romans, a business guru, alison...
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the suspect was arrested at her home. >>> president obama got a biggest laugh at the white house correspondent's dinner at senate minority leader mitch mcconnell as a pucnchline. some people don't think i spend enough time with congress. why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell they ask. really? why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell. >> the senator is returning the serve. the re-election campaign tweeting a picture of the republican leader sitting at a bar with an empty seat and two drinks. greetings from coal country out of kentucky. >>> ahead on "starting point," the michael jackson wrongful death trial is expected to get ugly. one potential witness is attorney tom mesereau. he represented jackson in the 2005 child molestation trial. live next. >>> we he brought you the story of ryan panetta, he jumped into rushing floodwaters during superstorm sandy to save his entire family. >> when something brings you down, you got to get up. >> where he and his family are, six months later. we'll bring ryan back too. you're watching "starting point." there's new neutrogena® naturals acne c
the suspect was arrested at her home. >>> president obama got a biggest laugh at the white house correspondent's dinner at senate minority leader mitch mcconnell as a pucnchline. some people don't think i spend enough time with congress. why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell they ask. really? why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell. >> the senator is returning the serve. the re-election campaign tweeting a picture of the republican leader sitting at a bar with an...
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the white house says the president has now been informed of the arrest. we have a reporter in tupelo, mississippi. bring us up to date. >> reporter: well, carol, he is going to be facing charges. u.s. attorney's office saying he will be charged with developing, retaining and possessing and using a biological agent as a weapon. that biological agent, of course, referring to ricin. he was taken in to custody here at his home in tupelo, mississippi, overnight. the arrest by the fbi some point between 12:30 and 1:00 in the morning. and that arrest in reference, of course, to the ricin investigation. and dutschke is turned over to the u.s. marshal's office. we learned about him at a hearing on monday, related to the initial suspect in this case. that suspect's name, that man's name is paul kevin curtis. curtis said in that hearing that he had been framed and mentioned dutscke as a suspect. curtis's charges were dropped and cleared and the focus turned to dutschke. we heard about searches of a martial arts studio. we also know that fbi agents were here at dutsc
the white house says the president has now been informed of the arrest. we have a reporter in tupelo, mississippi. bring us up to date. >> reporter: well, carol, he is going to be facing charges. u.s. attorney's office saying he will be charged with developing, retaining and possessing and using a biological agent as a weapon. that biological agent, of course, referring to ricin. he was taken in to custody here at his home in tupelo, mississippi, overnight. the arrest by the fbi some...
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. >> we're going to jump out the president obama announcing his nominations. don lothian is standing by live at the white house. christine romans is here with us. both of these people, friends of the president, right? >> they are. i think you have seen the president very comfortable appointing people to cabinet positions who he has a long relationship with. penny going back to his days in chicago. she was born in chicago. and she was part of the preside president's -- this is someone who the president is very comfortable with. mike froman is someone he has known since he was a young man in law school. they were classmates together. he's been there with the president when it comes to these tough issues. the g 20 and g 8 as well. president obama rounding out the cabinet positions with people he thinks are best for the job and people he knows on a personal level. >> tell us how these two will affect the economy if they're confirmed. >> you're the person who is the point person around the world for the president. mike froman is the one who did all the work before
. >> we're going to jump out the president obama announcing his nominations. don lothian is standing by live at the white house. christine romans is here with us. both of these people, friends of the president, right? >> they are. i think you have seen the president very comfortable appointing people to cabinet positions who he has a long relationship with. penny going back to his days in chicago. she was born in chicago. and she was part of the preside president's -- this is...
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. >>> president obama gives a no nonsense news conference over at the white house. coming up the question though that made the president say and i'm quoting him now, maybe i should just go, just pack up and go home. >> i'm here to answer questions. mr. clean magic eraser extra power was three times faster on permanent marker. elsewhere against dirt, it was a sweep, with scuffed sports equipment... had it coming. grungy phones... oh! super dirty! and grimy car rims... wow! that really works! ...all taking losses. it looks like mr. clean has won everything. the cleaning games are finished? and so are we. okay, but i just took a mortgage out on the cabinet. [ male announcer ] clean more, work less, with the mr. clean magic eraser extra power. [ male announcer ] clean more, work less, (announcer) at scottrade, our clto make their money do more.re (ann) to help me plan my next move, i take scottrade's free, in-branch seminars... plus, their live webinars. i use daily market commentary to improve my strategy. and my local scottrade office guides my learning every step of
. >>> president obama gives a no nonsense news conference over at the white house. coming up the question though that made the president say and i'm quoting him now, maybe i should just go, just pack up and go home. >> i'm here to answer questions. mr. clean magic eraser extra power was three times faster on permanent marker. elsewhere against dirt, it was a sweep, with scuffed sports equipment... had it coming. grungy phones... oh! super dirty! and grimy car rims... wow! that...
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and remember when president obama joked about getting a drink with senator mitch mcconnell at the white house correspondents' dinner? mitch mcconal is returning the laugh and he is ready to accept. waiting for the president. >> thank you very much, chriine. 41 minutes past the hour. more on that groundbreaking announcement from nba player jason collins. in his essay yesterday for "sports illustrated" he said, i didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major american team sport. but since i am, i'm happy to the start the i had my way, someon would have already done this. nobody has, which is why i'm raising my hand. the 34-year-old has gotten support from all corners of the sports world. from nba commissioner david stern to former teammates. so let's talk about the reaction with mike golic and mike greenberg the mosts of "mike & mike" on espn radio and espn2. they're joining us this morning. collins is the first active player in a major u.s. sport to come out. how big of a deal is this? >> well, it's both an enormous deal and i think no big deal at all. with regard
and remember when president obama joked about getting a drink with senator mitch mcconnell at the white house correspondents' dinner? mitch mcconal is returning the laugh and he is ready to accept. waiting for the president. >> thank you very much, chriine. 41 minutes past the hour. more on that groundbreaking announcement from nba player jason collins. in his essay yesterday for "sports illustrated" he said, i didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major...
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. >>> president obama is expecting to nominate tom wheeler as the next chairman of the federal communications division. wheeler was a top fundraiser for the president's reelection campaign. the white house describes wheeler as an experienced leader that shares the commitment to enhancing competition and insuring investment. >>> how did a memphis police cruiser end up like this? >> it is quite a picture. >> we are told theophiluser wof attempting to pull over. the wonderful thing is no one was injured. it is a crazy picture. >>> ahead on "starting point" i am not a murderer. amanda knox telling the world her side of the story and talking about how she was portrayed by the international media. that is next. you're watching "starting point." [ other merv ] welcome back to the cleaning games. [ merv ] mr. clean magic eraser extra power was three times faster on permanent marker. it looks like mr. clean has won everything. the cleaning games are finished? and so are we. [ male announcer ] clean more, work less, with the mr. clean magic eraser extra power. has oats that can help lower cholesterol?
. >>> president obama is expecting to nominate tom wheeler as the next chairman of the federal communications division. wheeler was a top fundraiser for the president's reelection campaign. the white house describes wheeler as an experienced leader that shares the commitment to enhancing competition and insuring investment. >>> how did a memphis police cruiser end up like this? >> it is quite a picture. >> we are told theophiluser wof attempting to pull over. the...
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president obama tried his hand at stand-up comedy saturday night at the annual white house correspondents' dinner, targeting not only his critics but himself, as well, entering to the sounds of rap music. ♪ >> thank you. how do you like my new entrance music? rush limbaugh warned you about this. second term, baby. i recognize that this job can take a toll on you. i understand second terms need a burst of new energy, try some new things, and then my team and i talked about it, we were willing to try anything so we borrowed one of michelle's tricks. >> oh, no. not a good look on the president of the united states. that is "early start." i'm zoraida sambolin. john berman continues our coverage live in boston with "starting point" right now. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm john berman live in boston this morning. our "starting point," a raid overnight in russia. why special forces wanted this man dead and his possible connection to one of the suspected boston bombers, tamerlan tsarnaev. plus, the u.s. and russia working furiously to piece together tamerlan's every move leading up to the mar
president obama tried his hand at stand-up comedy saturday night at the annual white house correspondents' dinner, targeting not only his critics but himself, as well, entering to the sounds of rap music. ♪ >> thank you. how do you like my new entrance music? rush limbaugh warned you about this. second term, baby. i recognize that this job can take a toll on you. i understand second terms need a burst of new energy, try some new things, and then my team and i talked about it, we were...
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and president obama gets the last laugh at the white house correspondents' dinner. you're watching "starting point." [ lorenzo ] i'm lorenzo. i work for 47 different companies. well, technically i work for one. that company, the united states postal service® works for thousands of home businesses. because at usps.com® you can pay, print and have your packages picked up for free. i can even drop off free boxes. i wear a lot of hats. well, technically i wear one. the u.s. postal service®, no business too small. well, technically i wear one. we know the value of your at ueducation of phoenix is where it can take you. [now arriving: city hospital] which is why we're proud to help connect our students with leading employers across the nation. [next stop financial center] >>> welcome back, everyone. john berman here live in boston. where behind me so many people still paying their respects here at the memorial for the boston marathon bombing victims. we have some new developments overnight in the bombing investigation coming from russia. the tsarnaev's mother telling o
and president obama gets the last laugh at the white house correspondents' dinner. you're watching "starting point." [ lorenzo ] i'm lorenzo. i work for 47 different companies. well, technically i work for one. that company, the united states postal service® works for thousands of home businesses. because at usps.com® you can pay, print and have your packages picked up for free. i can even drop off free boxes. i wear a lot of hats. well, technically i wear one. the u.s. postal...
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all that after last week, the white house said that basha bashar alasaad probably used chemical weapons, but they said it was a small amount. it does seem to contradict what president obama said earlier about a red line that the regime couldn't cross. >> i keep feeling i've seen this movie before in bosnia. and i really do liken syria to bosnia, not libya and all the other. bosnia. in bosnia, the united states did not want to accept there was an ethnic cleansing or genocide going on. all sides were equally guilty. it took a final massacre. it has been tried and they've been charged with genocide, the culprits. here, 70,000 casualties, two years later and the president laid down not just his red line, but the kper national communities red line. also, the president doesn't like it. it is a violation of the laws of war. it's a crime that the world has to deal with. i was interviewed and i have been doing this for weeks and months. and this week, we have had two eyewitnesss, basically, inside syria who have told us about what they saw about five of these attacks over the last several months
all that after last week, the white house said that basha bashar alasaad probably used chemical weapons, but they said it was a small amount. it does seem to contradict what president obama said earlier about a red line that the regime couldn't cross. >> i keep feeling i've seen this movie before in bosnia. and i really do liken syria to bosnia, not libya and all the other. bosnia. in bosnia, the united states did not want to accept there was an ethnic cleansing or genocide going on. all...
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we have deep economic, cultural and family ties with mexico. >> reporter: dan loathian, cnn, the white house. >>> it is 18 minutes past the hour. let's get you up to date. three friends of surviving boston bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev are suspects themselves. they are charged with trying to discard evidence. the third suspect, robel phillipos is charged with making false statements. sources also tell cnn tamerlan tsarnaev's widow spoke to him after the fbi released his photo. >> the fbi releasing photos of three men who may have information on the deadly attack on ben gady last fall. they're not considered suspects but the fbi wants to find and speak to them because they were on the ground of the mission when it was attacked. four americans were killed in that attack including ambassador christopher stevens. of course, he was the ambassador to libya. >>> and 11 years, 11 years after disappearing without a trace, a 53-year-old mother of two from pennsylvania has been found living as a homeless person in key largo, florida. can you believe it? brenda height disappeared on february 8
we have deep economic, cultural and family ties with mexico. >> reporter: dan loathian, cnn, the white house. >>> it is 18 minutes past the hour. let's get you up to date. three friends of surviving boston bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev are suspects themselves. they are charged with trying to discard evidence. the third suspect, robel phillipos is charged with making false statements. sources also tell cnn tamerlan tsarnaev's widow spoke to him after the fbi released his...
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but the pentagon did tell the white house it would take 75,000 troops to secure those weapons. >> let's bring in aaron david miller, distinguished scholar at the wilson center. >>> was it a mistake for president obama to draw a red line like this? >> you're a president. you're asked over the course of the last year what happens if syrians deploy chemical weapons. you're going to say something cig niche cant. use the word game-changer. use the word red line. the problem is it turned pink very quickly. if the gap between rhetoric and action is so large that it swallows up with remains of american credibility, the president has a significant problem. and, second, the reality is asaad has introduced these weapons incrementally. even surface-to-surface missiles. now he's doing precisely the same thing with cw. >> what is cw? >> chemical weapons. >> chemical weapons. >> okay. >> sorry. >>> in an effort to impose some kind of cost. we're coming out of the two longest wars in american history where the standard for victory was never could we win, but when could we leave? and the idea of getting
but the pentagon did tell the white house it would take 75,000 troops to secure those weapons. >> let's bring in aaron david miller, distinguished scholar at the wilson center. >>> was it a mistake for president obama to draw a red line like this? >> you're a president. you're asked over the course of the last year what happens if syrians deploy chemical weapons. you're going to say something cig niche cant. use the word game-changer. use the word red line. the problem is...
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that has been a problem with white house coverage, especially in the obama years. but plenty before that, as well. >> in the press' defense, obama himself when he ran in 2008 ran as someone who could overcome the gridlock in washington. but that's not the way it works. >> the president went on to say that, you know, i can't force republicans to do anything. i can't make them behave. they have to be responsible. so, the answer made a lot of news. so, clearly, a provocative question and interesting answer. >> i was in the room and the other reporters when jonathan said, have you got juice? there was a kind of a collective -- >> gasp? >> not a gas. no, nothing wrong with what he asked. kind of a little bit of head snapping that we're all listening carefully. here's where i disagree with my esteem colleague from "the new yorker." you have to figure out a way to ask questions, that is the point of a press conference. obama talks a lot during the press conference and it is his platform and you have to find out a way to cut to the chase. >> we have to go, ryan lizza, lynn
that has been a problem with white house coverage, especially in the obama years. but plenty before that, as well. >> in the press' defense, obama himself when he ran in 2008 ran as someone who could overcome the gridlock in washington. but that's not the way it works. >> the president went on to say that, you know, i can't force republicans to do anything. i can't make them behave. they have to be responsible. so, the answer made a lot of news. so, clearly, a provocative question...
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. >> barbara, to you, because we have heard from president obama, he basically said that if there is confirmed usage of chemical weapons, if they're moving chemical weapons, that's crossing the red line. you hear from the president today at the white house daily briefing, he was very careful in his response here. what do you hear there at the pentagon about this? >> well look brooke what we know is the white house is you know not looking for any kind of unilateral u.s. military action in syria. that is not what they want. that said what we have learned is here at the pentagon officials are stepping up the planning for just that. some kind of military option if they have to do it. because of the chemical weapons situation, because it poses such a dire threat to so many people in the region and it basically is an international security threat if the chemical weapons are not under anyone's firm control, if they start getting used. so wha hagel has said to his people p up the planning, give me some openings give me something i can take to the president at the white house if it comes to t
. >> barbara, to you, because we have heard from president obama, he basically said that if there is confirmed usage of chemical weapons, if they're moving chemical weapons, that's crossing the red line. you hear from the president today at the white house daily briefing, he was very careful in his response here. what do you hear there at the pentagon about this? >> well look brooke what we know is the white house is you know not looking for any kind of unilateral u.s. military...